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In the depths of uncertainty, I wandered long,
Lost in a labyrinth of symptoms, right and wrong.
Years slipped by in a haze of confusion,
Every day a battle, a silent intrusion.
Doctors puzzled, tests were run,
Yet the answers remained elusive, shunned.
Invisible chains bound me tight,
To a body betraying, losing the fight.
Then came the words, both bitter and sweet,
A diagnosis at last, a truth to meet.
Functional Neurological Disorder, they said,
A name to the demons that filled my head.
Relief washed over, a burden released,
Yet fear lingered, its grip increased.
For with clarity came the weight of the truth,
A life reshaped, in the hands of a sleuth.
Better, for now I know the foe,
Worse, for the path ahead is unknown.
Emotions swirl like a tempest at sea,
Caught between hope and uncertainty.
Yet in this storm, I find a glimmer of light,
A newfound strength, a will to fight.
For though the road may twist and bend,
I'll navigate it, until the very end.
So here I stand, with courage anew,
Facing the future, whatever it may brew.
For in the heart of adversity, I'll find my way,
And embrace each moment, come what may.
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Comments (1)
so inspirational!